THE Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) board chairperson, Patrick Devenish, has commended the outgoing board member, Engelbert Rugeje, for the sterling work he did for the tobacco industry. Rugeje served as the TIMB human resources and remuneration committee chairperson, and was a member of the production and marketing, and integrity committees from May 2019 to…
THE ministry of Health has launched a mass vaccination and treatment of bilharzia in Beitbridge District following a spike in cases in the border town. Vaccination is aimed to combat the spread of the disease in eight wards in the district. “The campaign will target children aged five years and older, with both adults and…
BULAWAYO residents have rejected proposals for the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to reassess the use of wastewater from the Aiselby Treatment Plant and the decommissioned Khami Dam as a possible solution to the city’s persistent water crisis. This comes after a joint parliamentary committee on Local Government, and the thematic committee on Sustainable Development Goals…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have confirmed the recent conviction and sentencing of 41 drug kingpins across the country who received sentences ranging from one year to 15 years in prison. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in the capital yesterday, the minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, also said the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had received five drones from…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw CYNTHIA Duringo, a friend of Ashley Masendeke (Mai Jeremaya), yesterday testified before a Harare magistrate that Masendeke told her she had consensual sex with one of the individuals she has accused of rape Masendeke, a social media influencer, is accusing Thabo Blessing Dube and Martin Charlie of raping her…
RUTENDO NGARA HARARE regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa has dismissed a bail application by Mike Mapinga whose pitbulls allegedly fatally mauled a passer-by in Bluff Hill early this month. Mapinga is facing culpable homicide charges. He also has a separate rape charge before the same courts. Gofa upheld the State’s submissions that Mapinga had two warrants…
JAPAN has availed nearly US$7 million to four United Nations (UN) agencies operating in Zimbabwe for them to continue with their humanitarian assistance work targeting 86 000 people. This comes after one of the biggest humanitarian funders in Zimbabwe, USAid, withdrew its support early this year leading to the closure of some non-governmental organisations (NGOs)…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe AntiCorruption (Zacc) has red-flagged over 15 organisations purporting to be anti-corruption agencies in a bid to extort money from unsuspecting Zimbabweans. In a statement yesterday, Zacc said while the fight against graft required collaboration, Zimbabweans need to be cautious when engaging organisations that deal with corruption. “The Zacc would like to set…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw AN ARTISANAL miner is appearing before Harare regional magistrate Musaiona Shotgame facing trial of allegedly raping his 10-month-old daughter before infecting her with a sexually transmitted infection (STI). The accused operates as a miner at Jumbo Mine in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province, and allegedly raped his daughter last October….
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has called on voters who may have been erroneously removed from the voters roll to approach its offices and rectify the anomalies. This comes as Zec is in the process of removing over 25 000 deceased voters from the voters roll. “It is hereby notified, in terms…
